nah, his days in the ufc were done, he lost to nog and was old hat .. he went, fought fedor and made a mill ... he would have had to fight 7 fights or more in the ufc to get that $$ and that isn't guaranteed that he would get those fights ... all in all, i think him parting ways with the ufc worked out in his favour

Tim went into that fight thinking that Mercer had NO chance at doing anything...It's obvious in his interivews and the statements he made, he thaught he was going to destroy him. He obviously was not prepared to fight coming in at over 300lbs.

Here is a statement that Tim made:
"I mean, boxing I'm definitely stepping into Ray's world. MMA, it's my world and he really doesn't want that. I would like to pursue a career in boxing. It's no secret I'm going to use Ray as a stepping stone for boxing. No doubt about it. I got other things lined up as long as I beat Ray. In MMA, it's just another win on my record. So uh, Ray, your more than welcome to fight me. I'll be there. I'll sign autographs and maybe we'll having a boxing match in the future."

It obviously does play right into poor strategy, and obviously poor boxing. I'll give you cardio, but fights are not really judged on cardio. Of course cardio is a part, but if you end the fight, it's over. No fighter ever went anywhere with a glass jaw. Getting Ko'd is getting Ko'd.

I just read that Dana said if Tim wants to come back to the UFC he will have to go on TUF, that's the only way. Bad week for Timmy.

It obviously does play right into poor strategy, and obviously poor boxing. I'll give you cardio, but fights are not really judged on cardio. Of course cardio is a part, but if you end the fight, it's over. No fighter ever went anywhere with a glass jaw. Getting Ko'd is getting Ko'd.

I just read that Dana said if Tim wants to come back to the UFC he will have to go on TUF, that's the only way. Bad week for Timmy.